Another wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza

Gaza's civil defence agency says the Israeli military has killed almost 100 people on Friday in another intense wave of strikes in the north. Footage from the Indonesian hospital in Beit Lahia showed the dead and wounded lying on the blood-stained floor, and bodies wrapped in blankets. The Israeli military said it had hit scores of "terror targets".

Russian and Ukrainian delegations have been holding direct talks in Istanbul -- the first such bilateral meeting in over three years.

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Presenter: Andrew Peach.

(Photo: Palestinians make their way with belongings as they fled their homes, after Israeli air strikes, in the northern Gaza Strip May 16, 2025. Credit: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters)